Adult Cardiac Surgeon

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA invites applications for a full-time faculty position at ranks Assistant, Associate, or Professor in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series.

The Division seeks an experienced Adult Cardiac Surgeon to join a robust academic practice with opportunities for clinical work, scholarly activity in heart transplantation, and teaching in a large academic center on the UCLA campus in Westwood.

Qualifications

• MD degree or equivalent and board eligible or certified.
• Eligible for California medical licensure.
• Academic rank and compensation based on qualifications.
• Scholarly activities in adult cardiac surgery and teaching will be expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide adult cardiac surgical care and clinical service.
• Engage in scholarly activities in heart transplantation and related research.
• Teach and supervise residents and medical students.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to advance patient care.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Teaching & supervision

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

MD degree (or equivalent)

Job description

The Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Professor in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series.

The Division of Cardiac Surgery offers outstanding patient care, engages in groundbreaking research and achieves significant advancements in the treatment of acquired heart disease, congenital heart disease, and transplantation. The program is located on the UCLA campus in Westwood.

The Division is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Adult Cardiac Surgeon to join the academic practice within the Division of Cardiac Surgery. This position offers opportunities for clinical work, innovative scholarly activities in heart transplantation and teaching in a large academic center.

The ideal candidate will have experience in adult cardiac surgery, ecmo and complex cardiovascular conditions. This position requires someone with a proven track record of clinical excellence, surgical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing advanced cardiac surgical care. An integral component of this position involves scholarly activities in adult cardiac surgery (extending from basic science to translational/clinical research), as well as teaching and supervising both trainees and medical students.

Candidates must have an MD degree or equivalent and be board eligible or certified and be eligible for California medical licensure. The academic rank and compensation will be determined based on qualifications.

The University of California seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

The posted UC Salary Scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 5, at Scale 7. The salary range for this position is $250,000-1,000,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

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Candidates must have an MD degree or equivalent.